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Combination therapy more effective in improving symptoms of enlarged prostate

13 March 2010

Like any successful team effort, the best qualities of two drugs commonly prescribed for enlarged prostate yielded better results than either of the medicines alone, according to a new study from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. - more

 

Gene affects susceptibility to tuberculosis: Clues to how it works

13 March 2010

University of Washington researchers have identified a gene involved in susceptibility and resistance to tuberculosis. This same gene, they have found, has a role in the severity of leprosy, which is caused by a related pathogen. The researchers also have learned why this gene is important for susceptibility. - more

 

Early cannabis users three times more likely to have psychotic symptoms

12 March 2010

Researchers at University of Queensland's Queensland Brain Institute and School of Population Health have found young adults who use cannabis from an early age are three times more likely to suffer from psychotic symptoms. - more

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Dietary factors influence ovarian cancer survival rates

12 March 2010

2009 estimates projected that in the United States alone 21,550 new cases of ovarian cancer would be diagnosed and 14,600 women would die of the disease. Often diagnosed in late stages, ovarian cancer has an asymptomatic onset and a relatively low 5-year survival rate of about 45%. Consequently investigation linked to survivorship is critical. A study published in the March 2010 issue of the ... - more

 

Combined drug therapy to treat TB and HIV significantly improves survival

12 March 2010

Initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) during tuberculosis therapy significantly reduced mortality rates by 56 percent in a randomised clinical trial of 642 patients co-infected with HIV and tuberculosis. The study, which provides further impetus for the integration of TB and HIV services, lays to rest the controversy on whether co-infected patients should initiate ART during or after TB ... - more

 

Reducing disability in premature babies with serious brain haemorrhage

11 March 2010

A pioneering technique, a world first in Bristol, has been shown to reduce disability in premature babies with serious brain haemorrhage by washing the brain to remove toxic fluid. - more

 

Gene site found for children's food allergy

11 March 2010

Paediatrics researchers have identified the first major gene location responsible for a severe, often painful type of food allergy called eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE). In this disease, which may cause weight loss, vomiting, heartburn and swallowing difficulties, a patient may be unable to eat a wide variety of foods. - more

 

Promoting exercise causes guilt

11 March 2010

One quarter of the population feel guilt when reminded that exercise is a good thing, according to a new analysis by SOM, a Quebec survey firm. "More than 22 percent of respondents – 18 percent of men and 26 percent of women – regularly or always feel guilty about being reminded to exercise. They know they should do more, yet can't for various reasons," says Suzanne Laberge, ... - more

 

First signs of glaucoma injury occur in the brain, not the eyes

10 March 2010

Researchers at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute are now a step closer to deciphering a leading cause of blindness in the United States – glaucoma. In a recent study, David Calkins, PhD, director of Research at the VEI, discovered that the first sign of injury in glaucoma actually occurs in the brain. - more

 

New use for old drug in heart disease prevention

10 March 2010

Paracetamol may provide more than just pain relief to those at risk of developing heart disease, according to a new study led by Professor Michael Davies from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology at the Heart Research Institute and The University of Sydney. - more

 

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